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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 06:38 PM
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I have a 98 Z28 and want to replace my trans. What year car or cars or maybe even truck can i pull a transmission out of and have a direct bolt in with no mods needed. The reason i ask is because i was told that there are different types of 4L60e transmissions and they all won't just bolt in.
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I looked and didn't find my answer so here goes.

I have a 98 Z28 and want to replace my trans. What year car or cars or maybe even truck can i pull a transmission out of and have a direct bolt in with no mods needed. The reason i ask is because i was told that there are different types of 4L60e transmissions and they all won't just bolt in.
Generally, 98-02 Fbody. However, I'd be willing to bet that any 2wd truck with a 4.8,5.3, or 6.0 that had a 4l60e in it will work just fine with the correct stall level converter.
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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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This should help:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...ns-4l60es.html
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 06:20 AM
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I put a 01 T/A 4L60E in my 98 Z28,5 months ago, and everything matched and functions fine.
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There is no question a 98-02 f-body trans will be a direct swap. I'm running a 98 trans in my car currently. Its the other years/applications that you run into issues.
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 01ssreda4
There is no question a 98-02 f-body trans will be a direct swap. I'm running a 98 trans in my car currently. Its the other years/applications that you run into issues.
Yes Thanx for the info. I'm going to be on the hunt for a trans with low mileage that I can just bolt in without doing any work to it. I just got a small stall put in and I'm sure i will be needing a trans in the near future lol. It just seems that any time I go looking for a part and I put the word Camaro in front of the part the price goes up, lol. I was just hoping that maybe some type of truck trans would be the same, they seem to be a little cheaper.
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Car transmissions are more expensive. They are less plentiful, and they have the torque arm mount rear tailshaft, which is less common. They do have the better servos though.
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